(Forecast from The National Weather Service for Ben Hill County)
Finally got some rain and overcast skies throughout the county. with roughly 1.8 inches at the office from the weekend to now. There are chances of scattered thunderstorms tomorrow, but skies are forecasted to clear up this weekend and into next week with temperatures rising.
UGA Podcasts:
The Peanut and Cotton teams do a weekly or biweekly podcast that give real time updates. These podcasts are great to listen to while on a tractor or while driving. There is a lot of good information!
Link to peanut podcast page-
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/allaboutthepod/episodes/Episode-4–Season-2—-Discussion-of-Grower-Meeting-Survey-Questions-Asked-at-Production-Meetings-e2vrrvh
Link to cotton podcast page
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2350262/episodes/16786065
Thursday afternoon/night the peanut plot was planted.
Thank you to pewee and Davis Farms for cooperating with Extension. It was a long night.
Varieties in the plot include:
Arnie, DynaGrow 913, FloRun-52, Georgia-06G, Georgia-21GR, Georgia 22-MPR, Georgia-23RKN, TIFNV-HG
Peanut Update:
Peanuts are out of the ground and moving. I’m pretty sure we have finished up peanut planting, though there may be a few more acres going in the ground this week.
Nutsedge:
How to identify nutsedge species without the seedhead?
Notice the tips of the leaves. Yellow nutsedge has a very thin, pointed tip
Purple nutsedge has a more rounded tip
